Section 7 AAC 165.020 - Provider registration and attestation(a) To participate in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health record incentive program a provider must electronically register using the (1) Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program registration and attestation system; and(2) Alaska Medicaid state-level registry for provider incentive payments.(b) To complete the registration, a provider must submit to the department the provider's (1) state Medicaid enrollment number;(2) state professional or facility licensing information;(3) Medicaid patient volume or needy individual patient volume that meets the minimum requirements of 7 AAC 165.010;(4) federal taxpayer identification number that the provider is using to identify the individual or group who will receive the incentive payment;(5) national provider identifier number under 45 C.F.R. 162.402 - 162.414 that the provider will use to participate in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health record incentive program;(6) attestation that meets the requirements of (c) or (d) of this section; and(7) electronic mail address to be used for official correspondence between the department and provider.(c) If registering to participate in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health record incentive program for the first time, a provider must attest(1) to meeting the annual Medicaid patient volume or needy individual patient volume requirements of 7 AAC 165.010;(2) to adopting, implementing, or upgrading of electronic health records technology used in the provider's practice, or to meeting, with respect to that technology, the meaningful use objectives and measures applicable to the type of provider that are established in 42 C.F.R. 495.6, revised as of November 12, 2012, and adopted by reference;(3) that the electronic health records technology used is certified by the national coordinator for health information technology under 45 C.F.R. 170.102 - 170.306;(4) to the accuracy of the electronic health record certification number provided;(5) to any voluntary assignment made by the provider; and(6) to the accuracy of the data used to determine the incentive payment calculations, if the provider is a hospital provider; the data used must be available for inspection under 7 AAC 105.(d) If registering for any participation year after the provider's initial year of participation in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health records incentive program, the provider must attest to(1) meeting the applicable annual Medicaid patient volume or needy individual patient volume requirements of 7 AAC 165.010;(2) using the data in a manner that meets the meaningful use objectives and measures applicable to the type of provider that are established in 42 C.F.R. 495.6, adopted by reference in (c)(2) of this section;(3) the accuracy of the electronic health record certification number provided;(4) any voluntary assignment made by the provider; and(5) the accuracy of the data used to determine the incentive payment calculations, if the provider is a hospital provider; the data used must be available for inspection under 7 AAC 105.(e) The electronic registration process is not complete until (1) the provider sends the attestation and all supporting documentation to the department as an electronic document through the Alaska Medicaid state-level registry for provider incentive payments; and(2) the department has received the material submitted under (1) of this subsection.(f) Before determining if the provider meets the requirements of this chapter, the department may request any missing or additional information from the provider. If missing or additional information is required, the department will notify the provider by electronic mail of the specific information needed. A provider must submit the additional information to the department no later than 30 days after the date of the electronic mail notice. If the provider fails to submit the required information during that period, the department will determine the registration incomplete.(g) Before determining if the provider meets the requirements of this chapter, the department will evaluate the facts to which the provider has attested and may request additional information from sources other than the provider to validate the provider's attestation submitted under this section.Eff. 6/1/2011, Register 198; am 1/20/2013, Register 205; am 4/1/2017, Register 221, April 2017The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program registration and attestation system referenced in 7 AAC 165.020 can be found at the Internet address: https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action [File Link Not Available]. The Alaska Medicaid state-level registry for provider incentive payments referenced in 7 AAC 165.020 can be found at the Internet address: http://ak.arraincentive.com/.
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